Curious to know why the monkey brains had become progressively smaller in weight and volume, the Pittsburgh scientists conducted several follow-up investigations.

In the next studies, they performed meticulous inspections of brain tissue, focusing upon changes in the parietal lobe.


Brain region       Tootsie Roll lollipop equivalent
parietal lobe = cortical region    candy coating



The slide above demonstrates the comparable region as it appears in the human brain.